Caldwell past, present and round about.

On the South Derbyshire web site, you find
'Cauldwell - also spelt Caldwell. A small hamlet, remotely situated in hilly country to the south of Burton.
Cauldwell Hall, a red-brick Georgian mansion stands on the site of a former monastic grange (now a school and not open
to the public). Adjacent to the Hall is the ancient church of St. Giles, which probably dates from the 8th century,
although many of the original features were lost during restoration work carried out in 1865.
However, 3 Saxon windows and the exterior masonry bear witness to the real age of the building.
Badger Wood is a recent addition to the National Forest with over 2 miles of pathways for walkers (boots needed).
Population in 1991 was 124.'

Before about 1900 there were 327 parishes in Derbyshire, each with its own church and Parish Registers.
A few have now disappeared, boundaries have been changed and some have crossed to neighbouring counties.
The parish of Caldwell belonged to the Repton and Gresley Hundred.
Derbyshire is divided into 6 Wapentakes or Hundreds. High Peak (79 parishes), Appletree (63 parishes),
Repton and Gresley (43 parishes), Scarsdale (55 parishes), Wirksworth (37 parishes), Morleyston and Litchurch (50 parishes).